Liverpool will be in the title race again next season

Anything else would have been boring – and Liverpool simply haven’t done things the mundane way this season. If this is to be the end of the road for Liverpool’s title dreams, the late capitulation at Crystal Palace was fitting. If they were going to be crowned Premier League champions with the worst goals against record, then why not fall on that very sword. A 1-0 home win for Palace could have been excused as a one-off. This 3-3 game could be seen from a mile off. Brendan Rodgers’ playing philosophy is said to counter the porous Liverpool defence of this season. Attacking football, especially with Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge racking up at least 20 league goals apiece, can compensate for a backline that never looked up to the standard of past English champions. At least that’s the theory. But it doesn’t hold water. You go through ... Read More